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Gas Tank Carrier

7/26/1999

A gas tank carrier SK Summit was christened at the Daewoo Heavy Industries shipyard in Koje, Kyongsang-namdo. The liquefied natural gas (LNG) container ship was made at the order of the SK Shipping Co. The vessel is 277 meters long, twice the length of a soccer field, and 43.4 meters wide. It sails at 20.5 knots, carrying 135,000 cubic meters of LNG at minus 163 degrees C. The ship will transport 600,000 tons of LNG yearly from Qatar to Inchon and Pyongtaek. SK Shipping owns two LNG ships including the new ship, and plans to increase its LNG fleet to five by the year 2001. More information: The Korea Times